Nujoom-ul-Islam Monthly Newsletter
November 2017
The school year is flying by. It is hard to believe that we are heading into December and Winter
Break. It was an exciting and busy month at Nujoom-ul-Islam with field trips and in-school projects
for our enthusiastic and eager young learners. We have more interesting projects coming up in
December, so make sure to mark your calendars.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Watching the children enter Nujoom-ul-Islam with smiles and lining up for assembly, makes my mornings very delightful. Every day I experience these sparks in the children’s eyes which shows me their excitement and eagerness to learn something new every day.
As the weather is getting colder, please bundle up your children as you
send them to school. We wouldn’t want them to miss out on any of the
upcoming events if they fall sick.
This month we planned a donation drive for Mary’s Place Family Center in North Seattle. Some students mentioned how exciting it was to go shopping for new packs of socks, blankets and jackets to donate. Alhamdulillah, it was a thought provoking field trip for the children to see those less fortunate and how any kind of help goes a long way. I would like to thank all the parents for the generous donations and pray to Allah Subhan wa Ta’Allah to reward you immensely, Ameen.
We also had a visit by the Redmond Police at Nujoom-ul-Islam. We had two female officers and a male officer. The children were very thrilled to meet them and understand their importance in our community. The children learned about personal safety (as in wearing helmets, crossing roads) as well as when and how to make emergency calls as needed. They also got to get into the police car and look at the police motorbike which added to their excitement.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
December 7 (Thursday) Winter Cap project for kids
December 13 (Wednesday)
Field Trip for CVA Students
December 18 (Monday) Winter Break Starts
January 2nd (Tuesday)
Classes Resume after Winter Holidays
REMINDERS
Fee Checks are payable to ICOR before the 5th of every month.
PE
CVA Mon 12:00 – 12:30,
Wed 11:00 – 11:30
Montessori Mon 12:30-1:00,
Wed 10:30-11:00
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Updates from Our Teachers
Nujoom-ul-Islam November 2017
Mrs. Nasreen – Hifdh
Assalamualaikum Dear Parents,
Alhamdulillah, I can't be grateful enough to Allah s.w.t for giving me this opportunity to work with these wonderful bunch of kids who never cease to amaze me with their capabilities in learning Qur'an.
Grade 1 students are almost finishing their Juzz Amma memorization Alhamdulillah. Our target is to complete the Juzz
Amma memorization by the end of next month InshaAllah. Alhamdulillah, all Grade 1 students are now MashaAllah
comfortable in reading on their own and memorization as well. Although we work together as a group in class, I request
parents to continue working with their children and follow the plan in their log. Please make sure to sign the homework
daily after your child has finished working on the work assigned for the day.
Grade 2 Alhamdulillah are also working hard as always. I request parents of grade 2 as well, to follow and sign the log
regularly. We have very less time in class, so I would want the parents to help me by listening and reviewing previous
portions with their child. I will be assigning the 'listen at home' part in the log soon InshaAllah. This listening is very
crucial in your child's Hifdh as it will help them remember the older memorized portions well enough. Also,
as Wednesday is a short day we have started very brief Tajweed sessions and some Qur'an vocabulary, which I think
will help them in memorizing better InshaAllah. I request parents to listen to their child's reading and check if they are
reading with Tajweed, it will be just one rule to focus on every week InshaAllah.
JazaakAllah Khair again to all the parents for working hard with your children and making their efforts successful.
Mrs. Suraiya - Montessori
Assalamu Aliakum Parents,
Alhamdulillah, kids are coming to school with great
enthusiasm. It gives me great joy to see their
innocent faces every morning. Our Nujoom-Ul-
Islam Montessori classroom is a thoughtfully
prepared environment that supports a child’s
natural desire to learn. Children have been
spending time with their friends doing challenging
activities, MashAllah.
In the month of November, we have been focusing
on learning the 7 continents on Earth and more
specifically about the North American continent.
We discussed the countries, the kind of animals and
other interesting facts related to North America.
We will continue to guide and teach the children at
their own pace.
Jazakallahu Khairan, for all your support and putting
your trust in us.
Mrs. Hayat - Kindergarten
Language Arts: This month we finished the first concept
‘ENVIRONMENT’ by completing the last unit – Community.
The children had fun learning about the various roles and jobs
available in the community around them and to distinguish
between good and services, natural and human resources,
and rules and laws. They have been learning the
characteristics and importance of being a good citizen
through their final project titled – ‘I Can Make a Difference’.
Math: We studied the chapter Ordinal Numbers and Position
and learned that numbers and words can be used to describe
order and position. We also learned how to compare and
order numbers to 20.
Spelling:
• Reviewed short o,I and e words.
• Recognized the –op and –en word families.
• Reviewed short e,a and o words and practiced with
rhyming words.
• Learned how to spell plural forms of words.
• Learned how to spell words that end with ll.
Updates from Our Teachers
Nujoom-ul-Islam November 2017
Mrs. Aal’a - Arabic
Kindergarten ي اللغة العربيه هذا الشهر تم تغطية الحروف
كت عىل االرقام حفظ و كتابةف
ي قسم المحادثة )ح،خ،د( و تم التر وااللوان للمؤنث و المذكر و ايام االسبوع ف
ء والرد بلطف ي تعلموا كيف يتعرفوا عىل اشخاص اخرين و تعريف بانفسهم و طلب ش
First Grade
ي المكتبة و مرتجعة ال التعريف و التنوين تم التر ي و اخذنا الوحدة الخامسة ف
كت عالمعان ي الوحدة السادسة المواصالت تم التر
ي و الكلمات وف
كت عالمعان ي القاء التحية و التعريف عن النفس و سؤال ما هذا؟ وما هذه؟ الجمل و االمالء و الكتابة والقراءة للدرس
ي هذا الشهر ي مراجعة دروس الحادثة ف
و ف
Second Grade
كت عىلي هذا الشهر تم التر
ء والرد بلطف و ف ي
القواعد اللغوية )االسماء الموصولة، اسلوب التعجب، الضمائر المتصله( و المحادثة اضفنا طلب الش السؤال عن اللون للمذكر و المؤنث
ي بعنوان اللغة العربية و ايام االسبوع و االرقام ي بداية الشهر انهينا الوحدة التر
١٠-١و ف
Mrs. Saman – Grade 1
Our 1st grade students are in to exploring different
types of communities, this month. They learned that
we share this planet Earth with other living things like
plants and animals. They looked into different
habitats and analyzed the types of animals and plants
that exist in each habitat. They got familiar with
different life cycles of plants, animals and humans.
They were able to build understanding of how plants,
animals and humans depend on each other by
investigating different food chains. They researched
how human communities had grown larger and
affected these animal and plant habitats, which
caused some animals and plants to be endangered
and eventually extinct. To wrap up the whole concept
of “Community”, they chose a habitat and created an
amazing “Habitat in a Box” project.
This month we also started our second concept
“Measurement”. The first unit of this concept is
“Measuring Amounts”, where students measured
quantities by exploring sets of tens and place value.
They practiced measuring amounts and changes in
amounts by solving a variety of addition and
subtraction problems. Later on, they will also explore
how equal parts can be measured using fractions.
Miss Denise – Grade 2
In November we wrapped up concept 1, Environment, and
began concept 2, Change.
We are reading the chapter book "Morning Girl" and
learning about different voices in a piece of writing. It is an
enjoyable story told from the point of view of a brother
and sister of the ancient Taino tribe. The Taino people is
the tribe that Columbus first encountered when he landed
in The Bahamas over 500 years ago. We are learning what
life was like for ancient people of America, and learning
how things have changed from then to now. It is such an
interesting concept and the children are really enjoying
learning about Morning Girl and Star Boy's lives on the
beach 500 years ago. They are really identifying with the
characters.
In social studies we are learning about the change that
humans make on the environment, including development
and pollution. We are talking about recycling and how
humans can be more responsible in the choices that we
make. It is very encouraging to see the concern these
children have, and how they innately understand the
importance of caring for our planet.
Our trip to the Mary's Place homeless shelter this month
gave the children a chance to think about how other, less
fortunate, people live. We then wrote about our
experiences as an exercise in showing our unique voices in
our writing. Great job, second graders!